Periserica gilimalensis

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Periserica gilimalensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Periserica
Species:
P. gilimalensis
Binomial name
Periserica gilimalensis
Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2014 [1]

Periserica gilimalensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka. [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.2–7.3 mm. They have a black, oval body, while the legs are reddish, the antennae are dark brown with a blackish antennal club, the abdomen is dark brown and the head, pronotum and scutellum have a metallic shine. The dorsal surface is shiny and sparsely setose. [2]

Etymology

The species is named after its type location, Gilimale. [2]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. 1 2 3 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
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